Kapha is Earth. Earth is substance. Kapha provides staunchness. At times it is obstinate. It knows a thing or two about staying its ground. Kapha gives structure. It is watery emotion. On the flip side, Kapha lusts. Kapha is reliable. It know loyalty. Kapha is shy. It has friends, though. Kapha preserves. It brings together. … Continue reading Kapha the S […]

Pitta burns through. It isn’t dogged though. To flow, it needs Vata. To persist, it borrows doggedness from Kapha. Channelised, Pitta’s intelligence and brilliance shine forth. Pitta is ignition. It doesn’t care how it smells. Pitta isn’t complicated. It doesn’t believe in show. It is what it is. Like it and use it well, and … Continue reading A Burner Calle […]

Life’s a blur in deep Kalyuga. We move…fast. We are mildly aware about what we are doing. Auto-pilot is big. When we eat, focus is on some other stimulus. Not totally on food. Mind races. Million thoughts. We’re troubleshooting at every step. Life’s an emergency. Does Ayurveda fit in? Here? With great difficulty. Ayurveda is … Continue reading What’s your Em […]

Yes. That’s what Ayurveda has. What exactly is cancer? Body cells behaving as if they don’t belong to the body… …alienation… …own components rejecting their mothership… …and spreading their… …cancer… …growing in number and size… …till they take over the mothership and… …lay it to rest painfully. Who behaves like that? Someone who’s really p*ssed. … Continue […]

Seriously? Are we still discussing relevance. Many pockets are not discussing relevance. They don’t feel the need. They realize the value. New pockets are springing up, that are studying and practising Ayurveda with zeal and success. Old pockets are lethargic, but they don’t doubt. Some pockets discuss relevance. They are concerned about the revenues of … Co […]

Can you guide me towards happiness? Depends. On what? Not on what. Depends on you. Me? Yeah. How? Because it’s got to come from inside. Inside of me? Yes. So how do I get it out? It’s about attitudes, perception, … Continue reading →

How is this communication possible? Yeah, good question. I mean, you’re not in the same dimension as myself, right? That’s correct. So, how are you receiving me and how am I receiving you? This dimension is conducive to reception. It’s … Continue reading →

What am I feeling? Can you describe it? It’s something like dissatisfaction. Ah. Anything else? Restlessness. Eagerness. Need to channel energy. Hyperactivity. It’s a mix of everthing above and I don’t have a name for it. Well, you don’t need … Continue reading →

Nuclear test… Yeah. We’ve lost it. Well, this certainly has the whole Universe on egde. You mean because the vibes are felt everywhere? Yeah, it’s all one fabric. What’s to be done now? It’s definitely speeding up some kind of … Continue reading →

Is the Shift failing? What makes you think that? General state of the world. It’s burning everywhere. Look at pockets. What’s happening within pockets? There are good things happening. Like what? Diets are shifting. More juice, veggies, salads. Lifestyles. Changing. … Continue reading →

Funds find their way … … to where they want to be. Thus, if you’re sitting on some surplus, let it sit. Pressure will be there, to do something about the funds. Park. There’s a German saying. Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn. Meaning, that what’s away from one’s eyes is also away from one’s […]

Market forces … … are a storm. Minimum exposure or burnout…, … that’s your choice. To work in a market, you’ll need to be exposed to that market. Sure. However, the extent of that exposure is up to you. I like to keep it minimal. Why? Firstly, what is minimal? For me, it works out […]

The lure is tremendous. It’s flashy. It’s in the limelight. It’s happening. It wants to take you for a ride. It’s called Crypto. There’s talk about “it’s the internet of the future”. There’s talk about how there’ll be no governments and how people will rule over their own currency. Enough to sweep one away. However, […]

We’ve been targeting detachment. As in, being in the markets and simultaneously unperturbed. We’ve said it’s very possible and within our reach. How do we know we’re there? You’ve felt market-forces, right? Of course. If you’re in a market, you feel it’s force. You’ve detached when this force doesn’t bog you down. It’s as simple […]

We’re pushing limits here. Making the improbable possible – doesn’t that give you a kick? Am I even qualified to talk about detachment in the markets? Well, I can at least tell you how I’m approaching the subject. Hmmmm – where to begin, let’s see… Let’s start at the nascent stage where a pang of […]

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Prashna gets activated when the seed of the query is sown in the Astrologer’s mind.

The Lagna is the starting point of a chart.

The seed is the starting point of a new beginning.

First, an Astrologer will always look at the Lagna.

With the seed of the Prashna sown and growing in the mind, the Astologer approaches the Prashna chart, and first looks at the Lagna.

Why is this a defining moment?

The condition of the Lagna will deflect the Astrologer’s mind one way or the other.

He or she will then follow upon that lead to find a suitable answer.

That’s why, the condition of the Lagna is pivotal for the way a query is answered.

What is the Lagna?

What is its degree?

Is it on an edge?

Is it troubled?

Who occupies it?

Is it empty?

Is it aspected?

Fixed?

Movable (Chara)?

Mutable?

Who is its Lord?

Is it’s Lord looking at it?

How is its Lord faring overall?

What is its Nakshatra?

How is its Nakshatra Lord faring overall?

These and such questions gauge the condition of the Lagna.

A groove gets set. A platform is built, upon which one can build further.

Let us say that above questions are not able to set a defining groove.

Meaning, that gauging the condition of the Lagna and following upon the lead to its logical conclusion is not helping one arrive at something.

Then one looks at other factors with more focus.

Moon.

Moon Lord.

Sun.

Occupancy of fixed, movable and mutable signs.

Anything else that is conspicuous.

Is an answer emerging? If not, one has the option of continuing to delve into the chart with self-defined or classic-defined tools. Fair enough.

However, if nothing concrete is emerging, even after such delving, one can also say that one isn’t able to gauge the answer.

That’s totally acceptable. Not every reading goes smoothly. Sometimes one is not able to read.

At other times the chart is inconclusive.

Readings also have to do with how much the querist is being allowed to know by Nature, karmically. Yeah, sometimes the answer stares you in the face, and you are just not able to see it. You realize later, but by that time the querist has already endured. Karma.

5 to 6 times out of 10 though, by the time one has gotten through above check-list till the word conspicuous, one does seem to have some kind of a satisfactory answer to the Prashna.